WATCH | Aston Martin is banking on its first SUV, the DBX, to drive turnaround

As sales slide and profits are wiped out, Aston Martin is banking on its first SUV to drive a turnaround.

The company's first ever SUV, the DBX, will be built in Wales and goes on sale in 2020.

Aston's chief executive Andy Palmer told Reuters earlier in November: "We’re essentially holding the cost of a complete factory right now without the benefit of the revenues coming in... so from that point of view of course it’s a really important model."

The DBX will compete against other luxury SUVs like the Bentley Bentayga and Rolls-Royce Cullinan.